No person or company shall hold himself or herself out to the public as a private investigator or use any terms, titles, or abbreviations that express, infer, or imply that the person is licensed as a private investigator unless the person at the time holds a license to practice private investigating issued and validly existing under the laws of this Commonwealth as provided in this chapter. All applicants shall pass a criminal background check based on criteria established under KRS 329A.035.
KRS 329A.015
License required to hold self out as private investigator -- Criminal background check
Known as the Kentucky Private Investigators Licensing Act
The act spans §§ 329–329 (18 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Lukjan v. Commonwealth (2012)
Most recently applied in Lukjan v. Commonwealth (January 2012)
Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Created 2002 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.